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- Opportunity's Selfie
NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity catches its own late-afternoon shadow in this dramatically lit view eastward across Endeavour Crater on Mars. The rover used the panoramic camera (Pancam) between about 4:30 and 5:00 p.m. local Mars time to record images taken through different filters and combined into this mosaic view. Most of the component images were recorded during the 2,888th Martian day, or sol, of Opportunity's work on Mars (March 9, 2012). At that time, Opportunity was spending low-solar-energy weeks of the Martian winter at the Greeley Haven outcrop on the Cape York segment of Endeavour's western rim. In order to give the mosaic a rectangular aspect, some small parts of the edges of the mosaic and sky were filled in with parts of an image acquired earlier as part of a 360-degree panorama from the same location. Opportunity has been studying the western rim of Endeavour Crater since arriving there in August 2011. This crater spans 14 miles (22 kilometers) in diameter, or about the same area as the city of Seattle. This is more than 20 times wider than Victoria Crater, the largest impact crater that Opportunity had previously examined. The interior basin of Endeavour is in the upper half of this view. The mosaic combines about a dozen images taken through Pancam filters centered on wavelengths of 753 nanometers (near infrared), 535 nanometers (green) and 432 nanometers (violet). The view is presented in false color to make some differences between materials easier to see, such as the dark sandy ripples and dunes on the crater's distant floor. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell/Arizona State Univ.
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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Valour IT – 2
It’s time, again to refill the coffers. You have all seen yesterday’s intro to Valour IT. This is one of the charity events that I feel attached to. So it’s time to get it rolling. As Doc Russia, the Marine … Continue reading
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Musical Interlude
A bit of a musical interlude to get the day going on the right track. The Blues Brothers – Everybody Needs Somebody (Original )
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Today’s Quote
From the November issue of the U.S. Naval Institute’s Proceedings magazine “Marine Corps Issue” – Our enemies know that the only Americans who can or need be beaten do not wear uniforms. A society that does not have the will … Continue reading
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Valour IT
It is that time of year again, and I know that everyone is anxious about where this economy is going. It’s hard to write a fundraising post when that anxiety exists. But we still have an opportunity to make a … Continue reading
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Veteran’s Day 2008
It has been said many times, in many ways. It never changes, this country was founded in conflict. Over the years we have defended our rights, our freedoms, our values, and our way of life around the globe. In every … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday to Our Corps! Lex gives us a great version of our celebration here. My favorite part… Pound for pound, one of the finest fighting forces the world has ever seen, and a great team to have on your … Continue reading
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Friday Quiz Time
Your result for The Cowboy-Ninja-Pirate-Knight Test… a Man with No Name You scored 11 Honor, 2 Justice, 7 Adventure, and 4 Individuality! It’s one thing to be a gunslinger. It’s another to wander into town, leave nothing but a trail … Continue reading
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Idaho
Here’s an interesting piece from a UK writer. I covers his visit to a small Idaho town out west. They tell me that about one person in 50 on the streets of Moscow, Idaho, is legally carrying a concealed pistol. … Continue reading
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The Day After
So we march down the path of socialism. As a Republic we have survived some horrific political leadership in the past. We will survive this as well, and we will recover. In the interim:
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